Having our mother here was going to seriously curtail our family get-togethers at the house. No more skinny-dipping or coming down to dinner in just a...towel so I asked the girls if they would like to go sailing. I had seen an ad for a sailing day trip for up to ten people. They liked the idea and I made the call. We would be leaving at ten in the morning and returning at four. The boat was owned by a company in NY and sailed by a crew of two from a private doc in Northport. The boat was a. ..”The emperor chuckled, “he means he was hoping you would be his sex toy.”She giggled and looked from him to me, “we can see.”Two hours and we were having dinner, just us, the ambassador and her father. Plus his advisors and his Sky Marshal and a few distinguished guests. One made a rude remark about us and the war and I looked down the table. I glanced at the emperor, “you think the war was all our fault?”He sat back and sighed, “it does...”I gestured and sat back, “let me give you a history. I'm not sure what I was intending to do as I stepped from my hiding place in the doorway, put my umbrella up and confidently walked the fifty yards or so to where Miranda was standing. I believe I was intending to play it by ear and just react to whatever Miranda said or did.Possibly, Miranda didn't recognise me, until I got up close to her; maybe because of the umbrella that I held low to keep the rain off as much as was practical. But when she did finally realise exactly who was approaching. I tried everything I could think of to spice things up but to no avail. Jen was just too reserved and unwilling to try new things. I had the choice to say nothing and just get used to this way of life, or I could tell her how I felt, so I told her how I felt. She seemed to get unset about the topic and didnt really make any reply. Things did not change over the next few weeks so I didnt bother bringing it up anymore. One day whilst at work, I got a phone call from Jen saying that she would be a.